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Azumanga Daioh

Plot: Chiyo Mihama is a ten-year-old prodigy recently transferred to high school. She quickly makes friends at her new school and has wacky adventures. (B)

Characters: Nothin' deep, but entertaining. (B+)

Art & Animation: B

Voice Acting: I favor the dub. (B+)

Music: C

Objectionable Content: Suggestive themes/innuendo, profanity

Other: An off-balance slice-of-life comedy driven by its crazy characters that comes from the same author as "Yotsuba&!". This one has some pretty awkward moments as well as extremely hilarious ones.

I have never read the manga.

Overall Score: B

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Otomen

Plot: Asuka Masamune appears to be a man's man -- strong, brave, skilled in kendo -- but he secretly loves cute, girly things like cooking, sewing and shojo manga! The girl he likes is Ryo Miyakozuka, who can't cook, loves martial arts and is heir to a dojo. (B-)

Characters: B

Artwork: Gets sloppy over time (B-)

Objectionable Content: Suggestive themes, mild profanity

Other: Starts fun (and a little awkward) and later becomes monotonous. The art quality also goes down over time.

Overall Score: B-

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Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii

Plot: Princess Nike of the Rain Dukedom is engaged to Livius, king of the Sun Kingdom, for a political marriage. But she's in for a surprise when she finds that the fearsome king who took over the world in only three years is still a child -- and his first request of her is to use her ability to summon rain! (Not too original, but still enjoyable -- B)

Characters: A

Artwork: B

Objectionable Content: Mild blood, profanity, suggestive themes

Other: The title translates to "Even So, the World is Still Beautiful." The manga has a similar flavor to titles like "Dawn of the Arcana", "The Story of Saiunkoku" and "Akagami no Shirayukihime".

Overall Score: B+

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Durarara!!

Plot: Mikado Ryugamine moves out to bustling city of Ikebukuro at the invitation of his friend, Masaomi. He soon learns of the city's legends and dangers and finds himself at their core...(A- for originality)

Characters: A-

Art & Animation: A-

Voice Acting: A-

Music: C

Objectionable Content: Blood, suggestive themes, profanity

Other: A series with oddness that will keep you coming back to find out what happens next. It's made up of the stories of several characters whose lives intertwine.

Overall Score: B

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MAOH: Juvenile Remix

Plot: Nekota city is facing crisis as big corporations try to move in with a "restoration" project. Hoodlums run wild, and amidst the chaos, a vigilante group known as Grasshopper arises. In the meantime, a normal teen-aged boy named Ando has just discovered that he has the ability to make others vocalize his thoughts -- and when Ando discovers the horrible truth behind Grasshopper and its leader, Inukai, he decides to face them with his newfound power. (A-)

Characters: B- (I may be jumping the gun here, as I've only read up to volume 2.)

Artwork: B

Objectionable Content: blood, profanity, suggestive themes/fan service

Other: A manga with an odd style and an interesting concept.

Overall Score: B

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